PRESORT STD FREE NOVEMBER U.S. Postage PAID COPY 2018 ISSUE The source for northwest golf news Port Townsend, WA Permit 262 Lummi Nation Tribe buys Loomis Trail Lummi Nation Indian Tribe has gotten into the Pacific Northwest golf business by buying Loomis Trail Golf Course. The sale includes the 18-hole golf course, hotel and restaurant. Sale price was reported for $3.75 million. The tribe will run the course as a daily-fee golf course. For more, please see inside this section of Inside Golf Newspaper.

WHAT’S NEW Chambers Bay replaces greens, will re-open in March Chambers Bay will replace its fine fescue putting surfaces with perennial Poa annua in a decision that will immediately improve daily playing conditions and IN NW GOLF ensure the ability to conduct an exemplary USGA Championship in 2021, officials for Chambers Bay recently announced. Chambers Bay — site of the 2021 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball, 2015 U.S. Open and the 2010 U.S. Amateur championships — The course closed in October and will re-open March 19, 2019. Oregon Mudders expanding The ongoing turfgrass project will provide long-term benefits to the facility, which is an important asset to the community and region, according to Matt Al- into FootGolf and more len, General Manager. Chambers Bay is owned by Pierce County and operated by For over 20 years the Oregon Mudders has KemperSports. been keeping Northwest golfer’s feet warm and In early 2017, turfgrass health issues surfaced on three putting greens (No. 7, dry during the cold winter outings but now the No. 10, and No. 13), and the decision was made to re-sod those greens with a local parent company called Thrifty Golf Supply has source of Poa annua. Results of that sod work prompted conversations between expanded its product line to include FootGolf KemperSports, Pierce County, and the USGA about the prospect of re-surfacing products, Wolff Golf Gloves, clubs and more. every green. By the end of the year, consensus had been reached that such a project Complete FootGolf sets are available for would not only ensure better putting surfaces for future championships, but would home tournament play. Everything necessary improve the every-day experience. for a 3-hole home set including 8 custom made Chambers Bay is replacing its greens with poa annua and will re-open in March. FootGolf balls, flags, signage, cups and even FootGolf footwear. They also carry equipment for tournament play. See more about Oregon Home Course: Northwest course a favorite for variety of reasons Mudders inside this issue.

Inactive posting season starts on November 14 As you may know, the State Golf Association and Oregon Golf Association both observe an inactive score posting season during which rounds played in the area are never acceptable for computational purposes. Most of the golf associations in the Northern areas of the U.S. are seasonal golf associations like the WSGA and OGA and also observe an inactive score posting period. For the WSGA and OGA, the inactive score posting period runs from November 14th to the last day of February. Scores posted on the computer at the home club are never transmitted to GHIN and are automatically deleted by GHIN on March 1st every year. The automatic deletion by GHIN happens to Home Scores only. Other types of The Home Course in DuPont, Wash, has been popular with golfers since it opened in 2007. The course is owned scores, Away, Internet, Tournament, Penalty or Combined posted during the inactive score by the WSGA and PNGA and has hosted several regional and national championships. See inside for more. posting period are not automatically deleted by GHIN. Should a club wish to allow their members to continue to post home scores during the inactive Professionals, amateurs all square at annual Hudson Cup season, the WSGA staff informs the club, before activating the inactive season posting option at Tie was the operative word at the 70th edi- GHIN for the club, that the club should monitor tion of the Hudson Cup matches, the Pacific all scores posted during the inactive season Northwest’s version of the Ryder Cup with the and should they find unacceptable scores in a top professionals and amateurs squaring off at members file, the scores must be deleted by Overlake Country Club in Medina, Wash. the clubs. The matches ended tied with a two-day point total of 10 to 10 points. In the 27th edition of the Senior Hudson Cup, the matches also finished in a tie with a two-day point total of 10 to 10. Rules Quiz The Charles Congdon Award went to Nick You are playing a golf course located in Mandell (voted on by the professional team) a desert area. In the rough and out of the and the Larry Lamberger Award was presented fairway there are areas of sand throughout. to Darren Black (voted on by the amateur team). The Committee has expanded the embed- In the Senior Matches, The Bill Eggers Award ded ball Rule 25-3 to “through the green”. You find your golf ball embedded in sand in was presented to Erik Hanson (voted on by the the rough. Now what? See page 2. senior professional team) while Bruce Stewart was bestowed the Bob McKendrick Award (voted on by the senior amateur team). Darren Black Erik Hanson • Page 2 • • Inside Comments • • Inside Golf - November Issue 2018 • From the tour to the teaching studio, Fehr is ready for his new role in golf If you happen to wander in to the new Pro Golf thing of the past. Fehr did try the Champions Tour Discount store in Bellevue, you might see a familiar for a couple of years, playing on an exemption in face working in a back teaching studio. If that face 2012-2013 and part of 2014, but he struggled happens to look like former PGA Tour player Rick because of an injury to his back. It was painful to Fehr, you would be spot on. swing a golf club. Bob Marlatt The 56-year-old Fehr is settling into his new Now, those injuries are healed and he is ready Publisher role as a PGA teaching professional at Pro Golf to play again. He wants to tee it up in some major Discount, which opened a new facility recently. Part tournaments around the Pacific Northwest next Steve Turcotte of that facility is a teaching studio for Fehr, complete spring and summer. And, who knows, maybe a trip Editor-Advertising with multiple video screens and the latest in VI Pro Steve back to a Champions Tour event now and then in HD video analysis. 2019.

Turcotte Kathy Marlatt Fehr played on the PGA Tour for years, winning “I love to compete,” Fehr said. “I will work on Operations Manager twice - the first at the BC Open in 1986 and then my swing in the winter and see where it goes from again claiming the Walt Disney World Classic in that I’ve enjoyed for years.” there. If the game is good maybe I can try and qualify Contributing Writers 1994. As an amateur, there weren’t many better Fehr is the perfect kind of golf teacher. He has for something bigger.” Jeff Coston, Russ Wing, than Fehr when he was growing up in the state of played the game at the highest level and has plenty Washington. He won the 1982 Western Amateur of patience to work with new golfers. Steve Turcotte is editor of Inside Golf Newspaper. Photography: Scott Bisch and was the low amateur at both The Masters and But that doesn’t mean that tournament golf is a He can be reached at [email protected]. Cartoonist: Harold Bluestein the U.S. Open in 1984. Fehr turned pro in 1985, winning in his second Subscription rates: year on tour. He made a solid living on tour, and $17-one year and $30-two years (U.S. even tried the Champions Tour before injuries set funds). him back and he decided to try something else. He started teaching in 2003 at the Golf Club at Unsolicited articles and photos are wel- Newcastle before moving to the TPC Scottsdale come, however we will accept no liability for 12 years. Along the way he also got into the for their loss or damage, and will only sports agent business, representing other golfers return them if prior arrangements have in interests off the course. been made with the publisher. The competitive fire still burns in Fehr, and now that his back and other injuries seem to be OK he Courier Address would like to play competitively. He will down the 460 Dennis Blvd road, but for now, it’s all about the teaching. Port Townsend, WA 98368 “The great thing about teaching is the chance to watch people improve their golf games,” said Fehr. Mailing Address “I had my chance in the golf game, and now I want P.O. Box 1890 to give back and help others with their games.” Port Townsend, WA 98368 At his new studio inside the Pro Golf Discount facility, Fehr thinks he can do wonders for golfers. Phone He has just about every new piece of technology (360) 379-4080 to help people figure out what is wrong with their swings and see results when they take it outside. E-mail Address “I’ve been lucky to achieve my goals in golf,” [email protected] said Fehr. “It’s time to keep giving back to the game Former PGA Tour player Rick Fehr is now a PGA Teaching Professional at Pro Golf in Bellevue. www.insidegolfonline.com Inside Golf Newspaper is a trademark of Northwest Publications, Inc. and is published on the first of each month.

Rules Answer • Answer: Under the local Rule that extends this Rule through the green you are not entitled to relief for an embedded ball in sand. Further more if you have interference from anything other than the embedded ball (a tree that blocks your shot) you are not entitled to free relief for the embedded ball.

• Inside Golf would like to thank Paul Lucien for his rules questions each month. • Inside Golf - November Issue 2018 • • IN THE NEWS • • Page 3 • Discovery Bay: Olympic Peninsula course getting better every year Sometimes perfection takes time. Such is the case at Dis- that play to 3,799 yards, giving golfers five tee options to covery Bay GC in Port Townsend, where each year the main- choose from. tenance crew, under the direction of general manager Randy To go along with the course improvements, new golf White, has methodically attacked specific areas of drainage, carts were added this year, some with full enclosures and irrigation, tee building and brush thinning. That practice has protection for your clubs should it rain. also been applied to their greens where troubled greens have If you are a dog owner, you will be able to take Fido with been addressed, whether it be soil based or equipment like a you as responsible dog owners are allowed to bring their dogs new roller to smooth the surface to perfection. on the course. While it has taken some time to fully appreciate their The relatively mild climate that the course enjoys al- efforts, today the results are evident as the greens are some lows for some of the best golf you can find in the fall and of the best you will fine anywhere. Golf architect Michael As- early winter months. The location of the course, high above mundson, who designed the Home Course in DuPont, designed Discovery Bay, benefits from the weather-shielding Olympic the second nine at Discovery Bay in 1997. He also redesigned Mountains providing what has become locally known as the some holes on the front nine adding a new 4 second hole, ‘Blue Hole’. lengthening the first hole and adding new greens on #1, #6 The course has the only covered driving range on the and #7 – construction was also managed by Randy White. peninsula. For more on Discovery Bay Golf Course, visit The course is no pushover at 6,665 yards with a rating their website at: www.discoverybaygolfcourse.com or call After years of improvements, Discovery Bay in Port Townsend is ready for prime time. of 72.6 and 126 slope. Also new this year are the Silver tees 360-385-0704 for tee times.

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Julius, in the release. “Loomis Trail, Dakota Creek, In the 7th Pacific Northwest Super Senior Women’s Portland’s Tennant An ownership group that included Semiahmoo California Creek and the surrounding areas were very Amateur, Holly Horwood (Vancouver, B.C.) shot Resort, Golf and Spa sold the 180-acre, 18-hole golf important to our ancestors, and therefore are very rounds of 73-80 to successfully defend her title. She wins USGA Senior course southeast of Blaine at 4342 Loomis Trail Road. important to the history of our people.” won the championship last year, when it was held at The property includes a hotel and restaurant. Semiah- Overlake Golf and Country Club in Medina, Wash. Women’s tourney moo Resort ownership put the golf course on the market Brandes wins WSGA Senior Am Horwood also won the 2012 Pacific Northwest Senior Lara Tennant (Portland, Ore.) defeated Sue about a year ago. Tom Brandes of Bellevue, Wash. shot scores of 68- Women’s Amateur. Wooster of Australia 3&2 to win the 2018 U.S. The Lummi Nation bought the property for $3.75 76-73 in going wire-to-wire to win the 32nd Washing- Both championships were held concurrently last Senior Women’s Amateur Championship, at Orchid million, according to the Whatcom County Treasurer’s ton State Senior Men’s Amateur Championship; while month at the par-73 Shaughnessy Golf and Country Island Golf & Beach Club in Vero Beach, Fla. Office. Whatcom County appraised it at $6.3 million Gudmund Lindbjerg of Port Moody, B.C. held on to win Club in Vancouver, B.C. Each championship consisted The result marked Tennant’s first USGA win, in 2017. the 11th Washington State Super Senior Amateur. of 36 holes of stroke play, and were conducted by the and the second win by an OGA member in a nation- In a September 26 letter to Semiahmoo Golf and This is the fifth title in this championship for Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA). al championship this season. In May, Ellen Secor Country Club members, Stuart Rolfe, president of Brandes, having also won four in a row from 2011- In the first round of the Senior Women’s Amateur, (Portland, Ore.) won the U.S. Women’s Amateur Wright Hotels, a managing partner at Semiahmoo 2014. He is the reigning WSGA Senior Men’s Player Little shot the only under-par round of the champion- Four-Ball Championship alongside playing partner Resort, said the Lummi Nation intends to run Loomis of the Year. For Lindbjerg, this is his third title in the ship, a 1-under 72. Katrina Prendergast. Trail Golf course as a daily fee course. At press time, Super Senior, having also won in 2014 and 2016. Last year, Little was inducted into the Pacific Tennant, 51, completed an unbelievable run no one from the Lummi Nation was available to com- Both championships were contested over 54 holes Northwest Golf Hall of Fame. to the title beginning with a top-10 finish during ment. of stroke play, and held concurrently at Port Ludlow stroke play qualifying over the weekend. The No. Previously, the course was open to the public on (Wash.) Golf Club. Riverside team takes OGA team 10 seed in match play, she maneuvered her way even days of the month; odd days were members- Brandes opened with a 4-under-par 68 in the first The team from Riverside Golf & Country Club through the bracket, defeating 2004 U.S. Women’s only. round, one of only four rounds under par among the 240 won the 91st OGA Men’s Team Championship last Mid-Amateur champion Corey Weworski in the A spokesperson for Semiahmoo Resort said Loomis rounds played for the two championships combined on month, while Blake Seabaugh (Tigard, Ore.) earned quarterfinals and 2017 U.S. Senior Women’s Ama- Trail employees were “on-boarded by the Lummi the challenging Port Ludlow layout. (Lance Lundy of the individual title at Black Butte Ranch in Black Butte teur runner-up Terrill Samuel in the semifinals. Nation” during the ownership transition. The number Pemberton, B.C. shot a 2-under 70 in the first round; Ranch, Ore. The event was held at both courses – Glaze In the championship match, Tennant never of employees at Semiahmoo Resort isn’t expected to John Molitor of Soap Lake, Wash. shot 2-under 70 in Meadow and Big Meadow – on Sept. 29-30, 2018. trailed against Wooster, the No. 5 seed. She jumped change. the final round; Mike Jonson shot 1-under 71 in the A total of 33 teams of four players each competed, out to a 1-up lead with a birdie on the first hole, In the future, Semiahmoo’s golf course will be final round.) Two bad swings cost Brandes early in with the three-best scores counting each day for the extending her lead to 4-up after 14 holes. A bogey available only to members and resort guests. the second round, when he pulled his tee shots out of team’s total. on the par-3 15th hole dropped her lead to 3-up, Rolfe’s letter said the sale of Loomis Trail Golf bounds on holes two and three, leading to a triple- and Riverside Golf & Country Club entered the final but the two players halved No. 16, finalizing Ten- Course allows for improvements at Semiahmoo Golf double-bogey, respectively, but he played the remaining day of play one-shot back of the team from Oswego nant’s 3&2 win. In just two appearances at the and Country Club including replacing the irrigation 15 holes at 1-under par. Lake Country Club, at even-par. The squad dominated U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, Tennant continues system, improving drainage and replacing roofs on the the second day, however, finishing as the only team to add to her remarkable achievements. Last year, clubhouse and maintenance shed. Little claims NW Senior Women’s under-par at 1-under total. Riverside was led by Dan Tennant earned co-medalist honors during stroke The Lummi Nation’s press release highlighted Jackie Little (Procter, B.C.) shot rounds of 72-81 Snoey (Camas, Wash.), who finished in second place play qualifying, as the event was held at her home historical use of the land by indigenous people. to win the 32nd Pacific Northwest Senior Women’s individually, shooting 69-72 – 141 (-3). course of Waverley Country Club in Portland. “This is much more than a golf course. Loomis Amateur Championship. This is her third title in this

• Page 6 • • In THE NEWS • • Inside Golf - November Issue 2018 • Oregon Mudders known for boots has expanded with more products Oregon Mudders is a Pacific Northwest Com- and perfect for summer golf. A popular seller in pany that has been selling insulated waterproof warm weather states is the summer golf sandals golf shoes for over 20 years, both through pro that are made for both men and ladies. All of their shops and on line. The company has grown and shoes come with your choice of Spikes or Turf expanded its sales, not only across the country Nipple soles. but also around the world and now offers several The company’s main website is ThriftyGolf- other products to compliment their shoe lines. Supply.com where all of their products are avail- They have a full line of golf shoes that can able. In addition to the golf shoes, the company be worn throughout the golf season, be it sum- offers a complete line of FootGolf products mer or winter. The popular winter boots and from balls, footwear, flags, signage, FootGolf oxfords are a mainstay for Northwest golfers cups and even a complete set for a 3-hole home who play during our wet winter months. They course that includes 8 different color balls. also now make a universal golf gaiter that will New to Thrifty Golf Supply is the Wolff Golf keep the mud off your pants and your low cut Glove. The gloves are 100% leather and avail- waterproof shoes dry. The athletic shoe line for able individually or in sets of three. They also men and women offers a lightweight and flexible offer winter gloves that are a must for those cold construction that is exceptionally comfortable winter days on the course. Two popular styles of Oregon Mudders shoes and their new line Wolff winter golf glove. Home Course offers the right kind of conditions for fall, winter round There is plenty to like about The Home Course. of play. The course has been ranked as high as the No. 2 The course, co-owned and operated by the Pacific top public course in the state of Washington. Northwest Golf Association and Washington State Golf And if you are looking for the right fit for a fall and Association, has been ranked among the top tracks in winter course, The Home Course has dry conditions the Pacific Northwest since opening in 2007 - and for year round. You will see some terrific views of the good reason. Olympic Mountains and the Puget Sound. But don’t The Home Course, in DuPont, Wash., serves as a get caught up in the views, this is a golf course that gets championship-caliber golf course for tournaments with your attention from the first hole to the 18th green. And its challenging layout that can stretch to over 7,400 the price is almost always right at The Home Course yards from the Dynamite tees. The course played host and they also offer discounted green fees to active and to qualifying rounds for the U.S. Amateur in 2010 and retired military personnel, which makes sense since will also be the companion course to Chambers Bay it sits just down the freeway from Joint Base Lewis for the 2021 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball. McChord. But as long and challenging as The Home Course Off the course, the Golf House Grill, a new restau- can play, it offers a variety of tee boxes to fit any style rant, opened in the spring of 2017. The Home Course in DuPont is owned by the PNGA and hosted a variety of NW golf championships.

• Page 8 • • In THE NEWS • • Inside Golf - November Issue 2018 •

Black wins Western Washington Tour Players With Northwest ties PGA Tour Chapter title; Coston-Cornett • Kevin Chappell • Kirkland • no events • Ben Crane • Portland • 150th on the list with $17,115 • Joel Dahmen, Clarkston • 72nd on the list with $128,259 team up to claim Pro-Am crown • Robert Garrigus • Gresham • 112th on the list with $49,456 Darren Black of Rainier Golf and Country of Inglewood GC (Kenmore, WA) won the Pa- • Ryan Moore • Puyallup • 11th on the list with $593,990 • Cheng Tsung Pan • Ex-UW • 54th on the list with $210,225 Club won the Western Washington PGA Chapter cific Golf & Turf Pro-Amateur Championship after posting rounds 61-65-126 -17-under par in • Andrew Putnam • Tacoma • 18th on the list with $465,189 Championship at Indian Summer Country Club • Kyle Stanley • Gig Harbor • 49th on the list with $226,220 with a two-round total of 139. the Four-Ball team competition at Tumble Creek • Nick Taylor • Ex-UW • 118th on the list with $44,555 Austin Hurt of Wing Point finished second Club at Suncadia Resort and Rope Rider. • Aaron Wise • Ex-Oregon • no events while Brian Thornton of Meridian Valley Coun- They won by four strokes over the teams of • Andrew Yun • Tacoma • no events try Club and Conner Robbins of North Shore tied PGA Professional Jeff Gove (PGA Tour) and • Alex Prugh • Spokane • 111th on the list with $50,000 for third at 140. Darren Slackman of The Creek at Qualchan • Fred Couples • Seattle • 146th on the list with $23,680 (Spokane, WA) and the team of PGA Profes- Shane Prante of The Home Course finished Web.com Tour fifth at 142 while Liam Kendregan of Sand Point, sional Ryan Whitaker of Tumble Creek Club and • Andres Gonzales • Olympia • 118th on the list with $37,147 Derek Berg of Sahalee and Will Styler of Linden amateur Dan Whitaker of Ellensburg G&CC. • Scott Harrington • Portland • 121st on the list with $34,627 tied for sixth at 143. The Pacific Northwest Pro-Am is a two-man • Brock Mackenzie • Yakima • 98th on the list with $45,846 In the senior division of the Chapter Cham- team competition with one professional and one • Alex Prugh • Spokane • 18th on the list with $184,671 pionship, Brian Davis of Grays Harbor Country amateur playing a four-ball format. • Michael Putnam, • Tacoma • 183rd on the list with $6,742 The history of the Pacific Northwest Profes- Club won with a 144 total shooting rounds of Champions Tour 73-71. Jim Pike of Sahalee was second at 146 sional-Amateur Championship has been timeless. • Fred Couples • Seattle • 56th on the list with $325,650 while Tom Sovay of the Golf Club at Redmond It all started when a young head professional • Bob Gilder • Corvallis • 129th on the list with $19,764 Ridge was third at 147 and AL Patterson of Kit- named John Junor and his amateur partner won • Brian Henninger • Eugene • 79th on the list with $106,270 sap Country Club was fourth at 150. back to back titles at the magnificent Seattle Golf • Peter Jacobsen • Portland • 107th on the list with $29,743 In the Pro-Assistant Championship, Pike and Club in 1924 and 1926 (no championship in • Kirk Triplett • Pullman • 11th on the list with $1,202,809 1925). Professional Walter Pursey and amateur Berg combined to win the event at 132. Mackenzie Tour (Canada) Harry Givan topped Junor in the late 30’s with • Derek Barron • Puyallup • 75th on the list with $8,028 a three-peat victory at Seattle GC twice and Al- • Alistar Docherty • Vancouver, Wash. • 124th on the list with $2,445 Coston, Cornett win Pro-Am title derwood GC once. As the years went on, many PGA Professional Jeff Coston of Semiahmoo • Chris Killmer • Bellingham • 74th on the list with $8,047 great players etched their names into the record • Cory Pereira • Ex-UW • 4th on the list with $83,903 G&CC (Blaine, WA) and amateur Kyle Cornett books as champions of this event. • Chris Williams • Ex-UW • 11th on the list with $47,205 • Eugene Wong • Ex-Oregon • 176th on the list with $620

Did you know…. • It’s Member November for OGA members!. This month LPGA Tour includes special savings, • Erynne Lee • Silverdale • 130th on the list with $53,122 • There are over 15,000 access to the big-three • Carolina Inglis • Eugene • 73rd on the list with $201,365 women across Washington and employee stores of the • Jing Yan • Ex-UW • 150th on the list with $18,529 Northern Idaho that are active Portland metro area, and members of the WSGA. The giveaways featuring tons LPGA Symetra Tour WSGA supports the #inviteHER of golf gear. It’s a thank • Jimin Kang • Seattle • 197th on the list with $592 campaign, a nationwide move- you for being an OGA • Mallory Kent • Seattle • No Events ment to get women onto the member! Visit OGA.org • Sadena Parks • Tacoma • 115th on the list with $5,406 golf course. Visit www.InviteHer.com. for more information. • Kim Welch • Ex-WSU • 58th on the list with $18,491

• Inside Golf - November Issue 2018 • • In THE NEWS • • Page 9 • The Lesson Tee: November through Washington women’s March is a great time for improvement golf team wins own I know it's November. I know its cold and wet. Ihlanfeldt tournament I also know, November through March is a great The Washington women's golf team won its time to improve our golf game and get ready for second-straight tournament title as it took home the 2019 season. the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational last month Whether we work on our ball striking technique; shooting a 5-under 859 (286-284-289). The the mental side of golf; our wedge play; pitching; Huskies claimed the victory by 24 strokes over bunker play or putting. second place Oregon State. Senior Sarah Rhee The winter months are a great time to improve

Jeff earned the individual title, finishing the tourna- and come out flying in the spring. I know it has ment at 8-under par. worked for me and my students. My dry warm

Coston "It's great to get another team win in the fall academy building sure helps too. season and I thought we were patient and didn't I did a segment on my website with my friend, try to force too much today," said head Mary Lou Tom Lehman, called "5 Questions." Tom is a past The winter months are a great Mulflur. British Open Champion and a past PGA Tour Player time to improve and come out fly- The Huskies have now earned their second of the Year. Tom has always been known as a tre- team victory in the first two events of the 2018 mendous ball striker. (I encourage you to check it ing in the spring. I know it has fall season, after opening the year finishing tied out on my website, jeffcoston.com) worked for me and my students. for first at the Nittany Lion Invitational. Tom talks about striking the ball solidly; coming Rhee won her first collegiate event as an in on a shallow approach to the golf ball; and little ones weight was taught to everyone. Photo #1 individual, earning it in dramatic fashion as she rotation of the club face through the hitting area. True physics says movement of your axis and birdied the last two holes to secure her one stroke We are definitely on the same page. Let's focus on fulcrum not only changes the arc of the swing; it victory. As Rhee went to the 18th hole, she was solid strikes of the golf ball. Like Tom Lehman, I also slows it down. I wish I was smart enough to of tied at 7-under par with Christine Danielsson of have seen so much success in my own game and figured this out years ago. I would have less gray UC Davis. that of my students from swinging on the proper hair and won more tournaments. Rhee proceeded to find the middle of the swing plane! Most golfers approach the golf ball Thirdly; here is a revealing and a super drill. fairway, and then hit her driver off the deck to on a steep path. Place a piece of plywood 2 1/2 clubheads behind get on the green, 15 feet from the pin. She then Like Lehman and most successful ball strikers a the golf ball. Paint a line where the ball sits and two-putted to birdie the hole and clinch the vic- shallow approach or on plane approach to the golf another line six inches in front of the ball. Make tory. ball leads to a proper more solid strike! It is also solid strikes without hitting the plywood and create Washington had five players finish inside the true that with a shallow on plane approach there a divot between the two lines. You can also hit shots top-10, and were also the only team in the event is less call for over release or rotation of the club in this station. to finish the tournament under par. head. There is less curve and less timing involved. It should all come together when all the pieces Senior Julianne Alvarez finished tied for third It is also untrue that a shallow on plane path and are in place for the swing. place, shooting an even par 216, after carding a 72 approach produces only a draw. Although most in all three rounds to earn her first top-10 finish of golfers would die for a draw. Jeff Coston is the all-time major tournament winner the season. Sophomore Rino Sasaki also tied for Secondly, if golfers would have a more stable in the history of Pacific Northwest PGA golf. He has third, finishing the tournament at even par after or centered turn with less weight shift off the ball played the PGA Tour, Web.com and Champions Tour. shooting a 3-over round of 75 in her final round. they would hit more solid strikes of the golf ball. Jeff can be reached for appointment at Semiahmoo by (Rickie Fowler photo 2) When I grew up shifting calling 360-201-4590. See jeffcoston.com Photo #2 Pro Golf opens up a new location in Bellevue with all the bells and whistles Pro Golf Discount has opened a new state-of-the-art facility in Bellevue, moving up the street from its old location. The new store is 50 percent bigger than the original store and is almost 10,000 square feet. The new Bellevue location comes complete with four fitting studios, all with Foresight GC Quad Launch Monitors. The studios also will feature V1 Teaching Software. And former PGA Tour player Rick Fehr is the new teaching professional at the new Bellevue facility . “There is more of everything - and we have the space for it,” said Manager Todd Johnson, who has been with Pro Golf for 26 years. “We are really spread out now- it’s a perfect place.” The staff at the Bellevue store has over 150 years of combined experience. For information call 425.641.6766. Pro Golf Discount opened a new flagship store in Bellevue after 25 years in its original location with more space and more fitting stations as well. • Page 10 • • IN THE NEWS • • Inside Golf - November Issue 2018 • Financial planner: What should investors know about recent stock market volatility As you may have heard, the stock mar- ket has been on a wild ride lately.

What’s behind this volatility? And, as an Look for opportunities. A mar- investor, how concerned should you be? ket pullback such as the one we’ve Let’s look at the first question first. experienced, which occurs during What caused the steep drop in stock prices we experienced on a few separate a period of economic expansion days? Essentially, two main factors seem to Dan and rising corporate profits, can be responsible. First, some good economic give long-term investors a chance

news may actually have played a significant Altmayer role. A 17-year low in unemployment and to add new shares at attractive solid job growth have begun to push wages prices in an environment that may upward. These developments have led to be conducive to a market rally. fears of rising inflation, which, in turn, led by a variety of factors, economic condi- to speculation that the Federal Reserve will tions and corporate earnings typically drive tighten the money supply at a faster-than- performance in the long term. Right now, expected rate. Stocks reacted negatively to the U.S. economy is near full employment, Keep in mind, though, that by playing it these expectations of higher interest rates. consumer and business sentiment has risen safe and investing heavily in vehicles that The second cause of the market volatil- strongly, manufacturing and service activity offer greater protection of principal, but ity simply appears to be a reaction to the is at multi-year highs, and GDP growth in little in the way of return, you run the risk of long bull market. While rising stock prices 2018 appears to be on track for its best not attaining the growth you need to reach lead many people to continue buying more performance since 2015. Furthermore, your objectives. and more shares, some people actually corporate earnings are expected to rise • Look for opportunities. A market pull- need to sell their stocks – and this pent-up this year. back such as the one we’ve experienced, selling demand, combined with short-term So, given this background, what’s your which occurs during a period of economic profit-taking, helped contribute to the large next move? Here are some suggestions: expansion and rising corporate profits, sell-offs of recent days. • Review your situation. You may want can give long-term investors a chance to Now, as for the question of how con- to work with a financial professional to add new shares at attractive prices in an cerned you should be about this volatility, determine if your portfolio is helping you environment that may be conducive to a consider these points: make the progress you need to achieve market rally. • Sell-offs are nothing unusual. We’ve your long-term goals. A sharp market pullback, such as we’ve often experienced big sell-offs, but they’ve • Reassess your risk tolerance. If you seen recently, will always be big news. But generally been followed by strong recover- were unusually upset over your invest- if you look beyond the headlines, you can ies. Of course, past performance is not a ments’ loss of value during the market sometimes see a different picture – and one guarantee of future results, but history has pullback, you may need to review your risk that may be brighter than you had realized. shown that patient, persistent investors are tolerance to determine if it’s still appropriate often rewarded. for your investment mix. If you feel you are Dan Altmayer is a Edward Jones repre- • Fundamentals are strong. While short taking on too much risk, you may need to sentative based in Federal Way. He can be term market movements can be caused rebalance your portfolio. reached at 253.661.3155. • Inside Golf - November Issue 2018 • • IN THE NEWS • • Page 11 • Rules of the Game: Stroke and distance Foster Golf Course just might be your best option in hazard will add new par-3 course during the NW winter months Foster Golf Course in Tukwila, Wash. is Russ a popular spot during the spring, summer and fall months. With its various clubs and leagues, Foster Golf Course is a busy place Wing for Pacific Northwest golfers. Russ W ing But during the winter months, things slow down. That’s just the nature of the business with golf in the Pacific Northwest. Rain, wind and shorter days make for an open tee sheet. General Manager Warren Orr and the staff In response to last month’s column, I got a mes- at Foster is trying to do something about that sage from a reader asking why a player would ever this winter. choose the stroke and distance option when his Plans are in the works for a par-3 course, ball is unplayable. In order to answer this question, which will coincide with its regular 18--hole let’s use the same diagram that accompanied last course. Because golf carts are restricted to month’s column. the paths during the winter months, a par-3 In the diagram, the player has hit his tee shot into course with tee boxes next to the cart paths the “junk” and found it at Point B. Rule 28 (Ball Un- was hatched. playable) offers the player three relief options – two “We tried it during a spring tournament club-lengths, flag-line (the dotted line), and stroke and people liked the idea,” said Orr. “And we and distance (going back to the tee). Sometimes figured this would be a great way for us to get the “junk” is so bad that two club-lengths is not a some more play in the winter.” practical option, and the “junk” extends for a long Players should seriously consider stroke and distance options when the ball is initially unplayable. All 18 holes will have tee boxes cut out of enough distance (perhaps up to a course boundary) the rough near the cart paths. The holes will that flag-line is not a practical option. If this is one distance option doesn’t take him back to the tee. regression option whereby if a player tries to play play from 100 yards to 175 yards. It will be of those times, then the player should choose the It only takes him back to the spot where he barely a ball within a Water Hazard and can’t get it out, ideal for players who need to ride in a cart, stroke and distance option. moved his ball. Oh @#%$&!!! Yes, that’s right. The the player can “regress” to the original relief op- juniors, beginners and anyone else who likes But let’s suppose that our player is supremely player is now in deep doo-doo. So how does he tions that he had when he first entered the Water to play winter golf at Foster Golf Course. confident of his ability to extract his ball from this get himself back into play? He takes successive Hazard. Unfortunately, Rule 28 does NOT offer a Orr said the course will charge $25 for the “junk,”and so he opts to play it as it lies. He takes two club-lengths relief drops (1-stroke penalty per regression option. new par-3 course, including cart for the par-3 his mightiest swing and barely moves the ball. At drop) until he can get his ball to a point where it is So this is why a player should seriously consider course during the winter months. It is expected this point, the player realizes that he has overesti- either playable or where a flag-line drop (another stroke and distance relief when his ball is initially to open in October. mated his ability to extract his ball from this “junk” 1-stroke penalty) will get him out of the “junk”. unplayable and the other two relief options are not “We are excited about offering some new and he’s ready to use the stroke and distance op- What the player needed was a so-called regres- practical. for the golfers during the winter months,” said tion to get back into play. But now the stroke and sion option. Rule 26 (Water Hazards) offers a Orr. “It will be a great addition.”